FILM DIRECTOR

Henry Koster

1905 - 1988

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Henry Koster (born Hermann Kosterlitz, May 1, 1905 – September 21, 1988) was a German-born film director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Koster has received more than 192,131 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Henry Koster is the 505th most popular film director (up from 581st in 2019), the 2,651st most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,963rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular German Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Henry Koster ranks 505 out of 2,041. Before him are Hiroshi Inagaki, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ernst Marischka, Gleb Panfilov, Vicente Aranda, and Marcel Camus. After him are Michael Apted, John Milius, Alessandro Blasetti, Lee Chang-dong, Richard Boleslawski, and Ted Kotcheff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Henry Koster ranks 123. Before him are Joseph Bonanno, Harry Harlow, Leo Genn, Hiroshi Inagaki, Maximilian Grabner, and Louis Harold Gray. After him are Hans Freudenthal, Pierre Brasseur, Ivan Eklind, Nathan Homer Knorr, Eduard Tubin, and Albert W. Tucker. Among people deceased in 1988, Henry Koster ranks 84. Before him are Giacinto Scelsi, Gil Evans, Françoise Dolto, Antal Doráti, Raymond Williams, and Alec Issigonis. After him are Divine, Anne Ramsey, Cyril Jackson, Hillel Slovak, Seán MacBride, and Fritz Heider.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Henry Koster ranks 2,651 out of 7,253. Before him are Otl Aicher (1922), Ursula Kuczynski (1907), Helmut Gröttrup (1916), Stefan Heym (1913), Marie Eleonore of Cleves (1550), and Georg Franz Hoffmann (1760). After him are Dirk Nowitzki (1978), Princess Augusta of Prussia (1780), Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1502), Philippine Welser (1527), Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1882), and Neidhart von Reuental (1180).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Henry Koster ranks 25. Before him are Lotte Reiniger (1899), Wolfgang Reitherman (1909), Walter Ruttmann (1887), Oskar Fischinger (1900), Walter Frentz (1907), and Alexander Kluge (1932). After him are Tom Tykwer (1965), Uli Edel (1947), Oliver Hirschbiegel (1957), Peter Stein (1937), Bernd Eichinger (1949), and Fatih Akin (1973).

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Filmography

Harvey
Director
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ensues. Elwood and Harvey become the catalysts for a family mending its wounds and for romance blossoming in unexpected places.
Dec 4th 19507.7 / 10
The Robe
Director
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.
Sep 16th 19536.748 / 10
The Bishop's Wife
Director
An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.
Dec 25th 19477.1 / 10